Definition: A cascarón (plural cascarones, without accent mark; from Spanish cascarón, "eggshell," the augmentative form of cáscara, "shell") is a hollowed-out chicken egg filled with confetti or small toys. Cascarones were always a big part of our Easter traditions growing up. Upon doing research for this post, I learned that the act of breaking a confetti egg over someone’s head is supposed to bring good luck, who knew? They are mainly used during Easter, but also for other festive events like Halloween, weddings, and parties. I don't remember ever making them, but whenever we were in San Antonio we always picked...

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Hola! I thought it would be fun to make a quick little blog post roundup of how we have been styling our Mexican dresses for every day all year long! These dresses are very versatile making them an easy unique addition to your wardrobe. Read more!